in diesel
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) helps reduce aviation emissions and represents green transition in hard-to-abate sectors like air transport.
MCQ 7
Which initiative announced in the Union Budget 2026–27 aims to strengthen women-led self-help group entrepreneurship ?
A. Startup India Plus
B. Mahila Udyam Nidhi
C. SHE Marts
D. Stand-Up India 2.0
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
SHE Marts are community-owned retail outlets designed to empower women SHGs, promoting gender budgeting and grassroots entrepreneurship .
MCQ 8
The expansion of ground-based astronomy infrastructure in Ladakh and southern India mainly contributes to:
A. Defence radar surveillance
B. Space science and astrophysics research
C. Satellite launch capability
D. Weather forecasting for agriculture
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
High-altitude and low-interference locations support optical and radio astronomy , strengthening India’s scientific research ecosystem.
MCQ 9
The UNEP report State of Finance for Nature 2026 highlights which major global concern?
A. Excessive spending on biodiversity conservation
B. Balance between fossil fuel and renewable investments
C. Gap between spending that harms nature and funding that protects it
D. Decline in climate finance for developing countries
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The report shows that investments causing environmental degradation far exceed conservation finance , a key issue in climate governance and SDGs.
MCQ 10
According to UN data cited, global urban population has increased from 20% (1950) to about 45% in 2025 . This trend mainly intensifies which policy challenge?
A. Agricultural productivity
B. Urban governance and sustainability
C. Ocean resource management
D. Polar research
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
Rapid urbanisation strains housing, transport, sanitation, climate resilience and governance , making cities central to sustainable development debates.
MCQ 11
Which index evaluates countries based on influence through culture, values, governance and ideas , rather than military or economic power?
A. Global Competitiveness Index
B. Human Development Index
C. Global Soft Power Index
D. World Happiness Index
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The Global Soft Power Index measures non-coercive influence, relevant for diplomacy, cultural outreach and global image building.
MCQ 12
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